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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1954
Page
11
Elizabeth Toomey reports Hope Skillman, president of a cotton fabrics company, argues that more women in top jobs would ease working women's problems. She notes female bosses inspire older women to seek office work, counters male bias, and portrays a thriving all female staff in her firm.
The source notes a confession about a constraint tied to whether children are in school, suggesting that the land issue or decision may be revisited later once schooling is in progress, reflecting an underlying plan dependent on educational timing.
San Francisco report details Donald Meixner Jr a former Navy lieutenant from North Sacramento California who paid 2032 for nine bottles of whiskey but did not drink any. After docking December 3 he was arrested for failing to declare the whiskey. Government taxes and penalties totaled 2006 and the car was seized. Bank demanded 76 he owed on the car. Government returned the car for 500 plus 30 storage. He was fined 50 for smuggling and his attorney charged 500. Government kept the remainder.
Chicago County Clerk Richard J. Daley sent a letter to a man who paid $5 for a marriage license asking why it had never been used. The man replied, My gut has the license and I can't find her.
Mrs. R. R. Nolen wore a nickel taped to her arm in Memphis to help doctors check for money allergy. She works as a cashier and hopes she is not allergic.
A Hartford man received a seven year federal prison term after disbelief over a former gang member being an FBI agent. He lamented that the man was “such a nice boy” as the revelation came to light during the narcotics prosecution.
Mrs. Andrew Huska donated 3,773 pennies to the March of Dimes in Pittsfield Massachusetts as a local fundraising effort.
Ink stains on concrete can be removed with flannel soaked in ammonia. Do not use emery cloth or steel wool on motor commutators. use ordinary sandpaper. Coat wooden fence posts in concrete with wood preservative and leave a gap for expansion, filled with tar. If rain leaks under an exterior door, remove it and cut a 1/4 inch gap, paint exposed wood before reattaching. Corrosion on lift wires causes flush tanks to run. replace wires at hardware store and check float ball leaks. Send home repair questions to Mr Cobbs for future columns. 1954 George Matthew Adams Service, 444 Madison Ave, New York.
Norfolk detective notes a bizarre scene as Dr. Frank Helvestine Jr. calls a repairman to fix a malfunctioning water pump. The worker pulls a four and a half foot black snake from the motor in a curious turn of events. A nightclub operator later admits a long chase, claiming mistaken identity when stopped for speeding, saying I thought you were my wife.
Elyria Chronicle Telegram notices from March 26 1964 summarize local obituaries and brief community items. Names, dates, and places appear for residents and events around Elyria with concise notices.
Pledges badly needed workers in the 1954 Red Cross drive have made many calls with prospects not at home. To offer every resident a chance to Join and Serve the Chronicle Telegram prints a membership blank to clip and mail to the American Red Cross Chapter House, 406 Ohio Street, Elyria. If missed by a solicitor, fill out the blank and return it so a worker can call for the pledge.
Superintendent from seven Ohio counties selected a seven member committee to study rehabilitating Ohio’s aged in county homes. Welfare Director Robison said goal is using county homes instead of mental hospitals for seniors with no relatives, noting 6,000 to 7,000 aged in mental hospitals today.
A Red Cross Chapter House at 406 Ohio Street in Elyria Ohio is being returned. The notice confirms the property location and the address for the chapter house.
An eager substitute Stewart Meeker dashed onto the floor to help his Wesleyan freshman team and collided with a teammate, knocking himself out during the effort in New London Connecticut.
Robert J. Hume, 17, an intrepid bicyclist, was struck by an automobile Thursday while cycling to a doctor's visit for prior injuries eight months after another crash. He received hospital treatment for a concussion and knee injury.
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